Table 3 Workrate, metabolic and respiratory parameters during rest and submaximal exercise

Workrate, W

-

15 ± 20

-

23 ± 19

-

30

-

30

WR _max ,%

-

25 ± 37 †

-

18 ± 14

-

48 ± 7 †

-

25 ± 11

Metabolic and Respiratory

${\dot{\mathbf{V}}}_{\mathbf{E}},\mathbf{L}\cdot \mathbf{mi}{\mathbf{n}}^{-\mathbf{1}}$

8.9 ± 2.3

22.4 ± 7.1

7.3 ± 1.4

20.5 ± 5.1

11.8 ± 2.8*

27.9 ± 5.8

9.0 ± 1.4

21.0 ± 6.6

$\dot{\mathsf{V}}{\mathsf{O}}_{\mathbf{2}},\mathbf{L}\cdot \mathbf{mi}{\mathbf{n}}^{-\mathbf{1}}$

0.28 ± 0.12

0.69 ± 0.28

0.27 ± 0.05

0.74 ± 0.17

0.27 ± 0.04

0.78 ± 0.22

0.28 ± 0.05

0.74 ± 0.19

$\dot{\mathsf{V}}{\mathsf{O}}_{\mathbf{2}\mathsf{peak}}\mathbf{,}\mathbf{\%}$

28 ± 10*

69 ± 31

19 ± 6

50 ± 11

25 ± 9

74 ± 30

20 ± 7

52 ± 20

$\dot{\mathsf{V}}\mathsf{C}{\mathsf{O}}_{\mathbf{2}},\mathbf{L}\cdot \mathbf{mi}{\mathbf{n}}^{-\mathbf{1}}$

0.23 ± 0.09

0.58 ± 0.24

0.22 ± 0.04

0.63 ± 0.17

0.26 ± 0.05

0.69 ± 0.18

0.25 ± 0.04

0.63 ± 0.17

P etco ₂ , mmHg

32.5 ± 3.2

34.9 ± 4.1

33.8 ± 2.1

36.0 ± 3.0

31.1 ± 3.3

34.4 ± 3.7

33.1 ± 1.9

35.4 ± 2.7

P eto ₂ , mmHg

89.3 ± 5.0

87.6 ± 4.9

88.2 ± 4.8

86.3 ± 5.1

95.2 ± 5.2

89.4 ± 5.5

92.5 ± 5.2

88.0 ± 5.8